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April 30, 2018
Colorado Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Colorado Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
It's good news for the state of Colorado, which saw annual employment grow in all of the metropolitan markets included in this report. The state added 63,400 non-agricultural jobs over the past 12 months, an impressive growth rate of 2.4%. Colorado has been adding an average of 5,300 new jobs per month for the past year, and I anticipate that this growth rate will continue through the balance...
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April 27, 2018
Nevada Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Nevada Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Employment in the Las Vegas metropolitan area maintained the same growth rate as the final quarter of 2017, with year-over-year employment up by 2.7%. Over the past 12 months, the area has added 26,300 new jobs. This job creation has led the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to measure 5.1%. This is the same rate as a year ago due to growth in the civilian labor force.
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April 26, 2018
Southern California Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Southern California Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
The counties covered by this report—Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside—added 164,100 new jobs between February 2017 and February 2018. As a result, the unemployment rate dropped from 4.8% to 4.1%. Employment growth in Southern California continued to pick up a bit as 2018 started, and I anticipate this will continue as we move through the year.
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April 25, 2018
Western Washington Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Western Washington Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
The Washington State economy added 96,900 new jobs over the past 12 months, representing an annual growth rate of 2.9%—still solidly above the national rate of 1.5%. Most of the employment gains were in the private sector, which rose by 3.4%. The public sector saw a more modest increase of 1.6%. The strongest growth was in the Education & Health Services and Retail sectors, which added 17,300...
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April 25, 2018
10 Key Qualities to Look for When Selecting an Agent
Posted in Buying by John Trupin
Buying a home is one of the most significant financial and emotional purchases of a person's life. That's why it is so important to find an agent that can not only help you navigate the home search process but one who can also answer your questions and represent your needs from start to finish.
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April 23, 2018
Windermere Foundation Nears $36 Million in Total Donations Raised!
Posted in Windermere Foundation by Christine Wood
Thanks to the generosity of Windermere agents and the community, the Windermere Foundation collected over $330,000 in donations during the first quarter of 2018. Individual contributions and fundraisers accounted for 58 percent of the donations, while 42 percent came from donations through Windermere agent commissions. So far, we have raised a total of $35,869,961 in donations since 1989...
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April 18, 2018
Why You Should Stay Put and Improve the Home You Have
Posted in Living by Kenady Swan
In "Staying Put," architect and writer Duo Dickinson has assembled a terrific and practical guide to help us make real improvements to our homes. Dickinson, an advocate of well-designed and affordable homes for all...
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April 16, 2018
How to Get Back to a Balanced Housing Market
Posted in Economics 101 Videos by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Developers are not building enough single-family homes to keep up with demand. The reason why? Cost. Windermere's Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner explains why new construction is so cost prohibitive and how to shift the trend.
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April 11, 2018
Why Not White Marble?
Posted in Living by Kenady Swan
Are you thinking about replacing your kitchen or bathroom countertops? The choices are endless; tile, granite, soapstone, wood, or maybe marble? White marble often gets a bad rap because it's a more porous metamorphic stone than most (which means it's prone to stains and scratches), but we beg to differ, and here's why.
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5 Deal Breakers that can blindside home buyers
Posted in Buying by Kenady Swan
Purchasing a home can be a complex endeavor for even the most well-prepared home buyer. You've diligently saved for your down payment, followed the market, researched agents and now you are ready to make an offer on your dream home. Don't let these 5 "Deal Breakers" come between you and your new home.
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When traveling on vacation, or "holiday" as they say in Australia, there are certain things I recommend photographing to showcase your experience and the destination. On my recent trip to Australia, sponsored by Tourism Queensland, I used a combination of equipment explained in our perfect pack list for photographers to capture this "opportunity of a lifetime." Side note: I did buy a Panasonic waterproof camera but it failed while snorkeling. Check out my review on Amazon if you want details…
As you head on vacation, bring your cameras and have fun. I often see photographers fall into a trap, where they spend so much time taking pictures or capturing the perfect image that they forget to relax and enjoy. Don't make this mistake. Unless you are on a professional photography assignment, I recommend that you let go of perfection. While I understand the need to make everything into a portrait or piece of art, travel photos document memories. In most cases, they should be snapshots. I often shoot in aperture priority when on vacation to keep things simple. I just adjust the exposure compensation, compose, and shoot. I want to experience everything, not just watch my travels through the lens.
Whether you are a professional photographer, hobbyist, or just own a point & shoot or camera phone, here are 10 things to photograph on every vacation:
1. Signs: From airport signage showing your destination to street signs, store signs and more, this is a great way to capture the local flavor, culture and happenings on your trip. Here is a sign in Cairns, Queensland indicating crocodiles may be found in the water. I stayed out!
2. Food: Take pictures of unique or interesting items as they arrive at the table. Also consider snapping images of menus, restaurant frontage, views from your table, and colorful drinks. I learned quickly that the most popular local food in the Great Barrier Reef region is Prawns. They are enormous versions of shrimp and come to the table with their heads attached. While in Australia, I also tried Barramundi reef fish, Morton Bay Bugs (which are similar to crab and lobster), crocodile and kangaroo.
7 Tips on How To Become a Food Photographer
3. People: Often images of the locals make for unique photographs that really tell a story of the people. Since I was traveling to Australia with a group of bloggers, I mainly photographed them. Here is a sample image was taken by Tourism Queensland at Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.
4. Places: Take pictures of the local buildings, your hotel room, newsstands, and other places you visit.
5. Activities: Take pictures of the things you do on your vacation. Whether it's a photo of zip lining, snorkeling, a trip to the zoo, hiking, relaxing at the beach, or even shopping, capturing your daily activities is a must. One of the highlights of my trip to Tropical North Queensland was the helicopter ride over the Great Barrier Reef. It was amazing. As seen in the photo below, we landed on that sandy cay. What an incredible experience.
6. Views: Take photos of the sights. Find lookout points or interesting angles to get landscape, rural or cityscape imagery. Also consider sunrise, sunset, nighttime and full sun images of the views.
Here's an image taken from a lookout point in Port Douglas.
And here is my favorite image, a sailboat silhouette:
7. Wildlife: If you go to a destination with interesting wildlife, make sure to photograph animals, birds, and marine life. As you can see, Australia was a perfect place for this. I photographed interesting birds, kangaroos, koalas, and even crocodiles. If there is enough interest, I can do a full post about capturing wildlife.
8. Differences: Find things that are different than where you live. For example, if you travel internationally, it could be the currency, text written in another language, or even differences in words used at home. In Australia, there are a lot of different expressions. You might even find a t-shirt or souvenirs you can photograph showing these. "No Worries." I bought an entire book. Here's a snapshot from my iPhone of a t-shirt I saw at the airport.
9. Headlines: Grab a local newspaper and photograph captions from the days on your trip. This will give you a perspective of what was going on in the world and region while you were there. Also, consider getting a tabloid or newspaper with more interesting headlines. These are great to mix in with other photos from your trip.
10. Your travel companions: Take pictures of the people accompanying you. For my trip to the Great Barrier Reef, I took a lot of shots of the 10 bloggers plus five generous hosts from Tourism Queensland. Here's a fun one of Mei, of Malaysia. Her blog is CC Food Travel.
Bonus #11. Yourself: Get in photos. As photographers, it is so easy to take photos of everyone else and avoid getting in pictures. I've made this mistake. I have many trips where it appears my husband traveled with my kids. In November 2011, I made a commitment to hand the camera to others so I can get in a few shots. It is important to be part of the memories, not just capture them. Many photographers hate getting in front of the lens, my included. But seriously, promise me that you will start, if you do not already.
Check out these images of me. Super fun, even if I wish I was thinner or photographed better. Imagine if I did not get in these?
When you travel, what do you like to photograph most? I'd love to see your favorite vacation shots. Here are some ways you can share these with us.
– Post to Instagram or Twitter and tag @mcpactions.
– Upload to our Facebook page wall and write "my favorite vacation image" – or add to your own wall and tag our page.
– Add your image to the comment section of this blog post.
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This is a great post. Lots of good tips! I'd love to see more about photographing wildlife while on vacay. Thanks!
The suggestion of photographing newspapers is a great insight. Will definitely give that a try the next time. I also enjoy taking signs as well as lots of unposed people actions".
Love the differences and the sail boat shot reminds me of this http://wp.me/p268wp-gy that I took in St Ives, Cornwall the other week.I'm not too sure about the newsstands though. It could be anywhere and doesn't feel like a location specific shot to me.Overall though, some new ideas for me :)Thank youM.
Ha I spotted you doing the Tim Tam slam in the bottom pic! Looks like you had a FAB time Jodi
Awesome tips! I like to photograph the sights and people. It would be great to see a post about capturing wildlife 🙂
Great tips! I especially think the variety of suggestions are helpful when visiting the same place more than once. It is easy to fall into the routine of focusing on sites and landscapes but using these ideas, the photos from each trip will tell a unique story.
Looks like you had an amazing time! And what fun to be on TV!
Great tips. Perhaps you should rename to the blog entry to "11 Things to Photograph on Every Vacation" since you have two #5's: Activities and Views.Last year, I made two trips to Florida. But it was not a vacation trip for me; it was a "bucket list" trip for me to see the final Space Shuttle launch, a personal mission. I did get activities, places, views, people, and one seagull.I had a packed agenda, Day 1, drive, day 2, launch, day 3, visit KSC Visitors Center and attend post launch party, day 4, drive home. I did hand my camera to a stranger at KSC VC to photograph me in front of the Signature Poster for Atlantis. The second trip was an overnight trip to see Atlantis land 200 yards from the runway.
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Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee have filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana so doctors can prescribe it and pharmacists can fill the prescription.
The governors said Wednesday they want the federal government to list marijuana as a Schedule 2 drug, allowing it to be used for medical treatment. Marijuana is currently classified a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it's not accepted for medical treatment and can't be prescribed, administered or dispensed.
Washington and Rhode Island are two of 16 states, and the District of Columbia, that have laws allowing the medical use of marijuana.
"Each of these jurisdictions is struggling with managing safe access to medical cannabis for patients with serious medical conditions," the 99-page petition and report reads. "Our work with the federal agencies has not resolved the matter."
Gregoire said that the conflict between state and federal laws means legitimate patients lack a regulated and safe system to obtain marijuana.
"It is time to show compassion and time to show common sense," she said in a conference call with reporters Wednesday.
Washington voters approved a medical marijuana law in 1998 that gives doctors the right to recommend - but not prescribe - marijuana for people suffering from cancer and other conditions that cause "intractable pain."
Earlier this year, Gregoire vetoed most of a bill that made major reforms to the state's medical marijuana law, saying state workers could be prosecuted under federal law the way the measure was written.
The legislation was passed to set clearer regulations on medical marijuana use and to establish a licensing system and patient registry to protect qualifying patients, doctors and providers from criminal liability. Gregoire vetoed provisions of the bill that would have licensed and regulated medical marijuana dispensaries and producers. She also nixed a provision for a patient registry under the Department of Health.
"There's chaos and conflict between what the states are doing and what the Justice Department is threatening to do," said Chafee, who was on Wednesday's conference call with Gregoire.
A DEA spokeswoman said officials at the agency had heard of the petition but could not comment.
Earlier this month, the DEA raided 10 storefront dispensaries in Washington state, including several in Seattle, where law enforcement officials have taken a lenient view of medical marijuana grows and dispensaries. Search warrant affidavits suggested the shops were fronts for illicit drug dealing and revealed that agents were looking for evidence of drug conspiracies, money laundering and guns. Similar raids occurred in Montana and California as well.
Morgan Fox of the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project said the petition was a "good first step" but reclassifying the drug will not "change the federal penalties for possessing, cultivating or distributing medical marijuana."
"That is the change we really need," Fox said in a news release. "These governors should be insisting that the federal government allow them to run their medical marijuana operations the ways they see fit, which in these cases includes allowing regulated distribution centers to provide patients with safe access to their medicine and not force them to turn to illicit dealers."
The DEA has rejected prior petitions seeking to reclassify marijuana, but Gregoire noted that this is the first petition signed by governors.
Gregoire also said the science on the issue has changed. The American Medical Association reversed its position two years ago and now supports investigation and clinical research of cannabis for medicinal use.
Gregoire said she was on a phone call in August with other governors in medical marijuana states and said that there was a "huge volume" of interest.
Asked why no other governors have signed onto the initial petition, Gregoire said she and Chafee wanted to take the lead on the initiative.
"I have every expectation that you will see other governors join us," she said.
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin plans to sign the petition and write a letter in support of the proposed change, said spokeswoman Susan Allen. Gil Duran, a spokesman for California Gov. Jerry Brown, did not have an immediate comment when asked about the petition Wednesday.
"The governors in Washington and Rhode Island raise a valid conflict that needs to be resolved," said Eric Brown, a spokesman for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. "Colorado law requires we make a similar ask of the federal government by Jan. 1. We will do that. We will also continue to consult with other governors on this issue and with Colorado's attorney general before deciding whether anything else will be done."
Other governors did not immediately respond to requests from The Associated Press.
There is currently an effort in Washington state to decriminalize and tax recreational marijuana sales for adults. Initiative 502, which has been endorsed by two former Seattle U.S. attorneys and the former head of the FBI in Washington state, would create a system of state-licensed growers, processors and stores, and would impose a 25 percent excise tax at each stage. Adults 21 and over could buy up to an ounce of dried marijuana; one pound of marijuana-infused product in solid form, such as brownies; or 72 ounces of marijuana-infused liquids. It would be illegal to drive with more than 5 nanograms of THC, the active ingredient of cannabis, per milliliter of blood.
Sponsors need to collect more than 240,000 valid signatures by Dec. 30 to place the measure before the Legislature early next year. If the Legislature doesn't take up the issue, it automatically goes to the November ballot.
When asked about the initiative, Gregoire said her focus was on medical marijuana, and how to "get relief that is safe and readily available to these patients."
Rachel La Corte can be reached at https://twitter.com/RachelAPOly . Associated Press writers Juliet Williams in Sacramento, Calif., Dave Gram in Montpelier, Vt., and Kristen Wyatt in Denver contributed to this report.


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A nice night in the desert…
The roof is open at Chase Field and it's nice to be in Arizona when the thermometer is still in double digits. And the Dodgers have won seven of their last 10, so hopefully they're getting into a groove.
Meanwhile, how about this nugget we dug up today? The last time a Dodger flirted with batting .400 this far into a season was Willie Davis in 1971. After May 10 that year, he was hitting .375 and went 4-for-4 to put himself at a .395 clip. With Andre Ethier striking out in the first inning, I believe he falls down to .392 but it's still pretty impressive what he's done for the first five-plus weeks of the season.
And for those who have been waiting for individual tickets to go on sale for the Yankees series in June, we officially announced today that a mini plan is the only way to get tickets for that series. Based on the overwhelming demand we've had from our season ticket holders, who have always had first crack at buying extra tickets for games like Opening Day or the playoffs, it has become clear that there simply won't be any tickets to put on sale to the general public.
Of course, that also means we'll hopefully have a lot of Dodger fans in the house for one of the most anticipated series we've had in quite some time at Dodger Stadium.
Anyway, back to the game…John Ely just got out of the first inning and there's no score. At this point, it's probably too late to post the lineup. If you're reading this, you probably already know our starting nine…
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LOL, Bear!!!!
Dang Nats let the Mets come back I know but the Nats have a better record than us which is scary.
Karros trash the Mariners and say that a bad organization because 2 of Griffey teammate told what was going on and Mike Sweeney challenged someone to come clean so he can fight them. I guess it wasn't Ichiro and it surely wasn't Bradley lol.
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Since I was threaded. I surely hope someone read that bs rumor by Kemp.
lol 8 runs in 2 innings and stil won.
Hey all, so far a good pitcher's duel, but it's still early. I'm thrilled because I got tickets for my wife and I to next Tuesday's game, Dre's Bobblehead Night! Woo hoo! 🙂
Way to go James and Casey!
BLAKE the man.
Belliard could've had a triple.
Beliard comes through, that's splended.
WTG Mike.
I'm going too, Mike 🙂
WTG Dodgers. So much for Haren and his strikeouts.
Ok I've seen enough time to release Oritz now
Haren got the same delivery as Beimel how is that Haren is good and Beimel lucky to finish 1 inning?
Nice tru! I can't wait to go to my first game of the season, and also get two bobbleheads! Gonna work at home that day, and I get off at 4:30, and will head straight to the stadium!
Dang now Martin going CS% going to go down now because of that Ely and Vinny just had to bring up the Cabrera stealing home..
I think I need to repeat this twice release Oritz now lol.
Wow Blake that bunt was nice but don't like power hitter bunt.
I've been in SUBMISSION HELL FOR THE LAST 20 MINUTES!!!! PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike ~ Nellyjune and I are driving to game (6 hours each way) and coming home right after…..see what we do for Andre!!!!
Shad ~ I heard Ortiz might start Friday. Not good!
That's why Belliard is starting over Dewitt.
Good to see BELLIARD at it again.
I hate bunting with a power hitter and wow small ball already lol
Dang you know what when Padilla went on the DL I was surely he would have been move in the rotation and maybe he'll get bombed and get released. Dang Torre should've done that with 2 outs because you give him a 10 k's.
oops I mean 2 strikes
Ely has been very impressive so far. He's mowing them down.
I guess I already posted that before my internet d/c.
About time Kemp and you didn't oversliding.
Way to go Matt and Dre!
You might took the bat out of Manny hand but it might be ok.
Nice hit ANDRE.
Glad tru and nelly are coming to LA!
Josh – How about a meet and greet with Dre for the Ethieraholics, especially tru and nelly who come down from No. Cal.? hey, last suggestion I made ended up with the tour 😉
Well I guess not they are pitching to Manny
lol 19,000+ in Arizona
Manny hasn't k's in over a month while sitting on the DL to.
Ely has been very impressive so far. He's mowing them down.
So far so good here in the 7th, Huh?
Ely has been very impressive so far. He's mowing them down.
Dang Loney should had taken a pitch first.
That was simple TREMENDOUS.
What a wonderful outing.
Let's go Weaver
Ely has been very impressive so far. He's mowing them down.
Dang and was like 1/7.
Nice game by Ely. That Kemp trade rumor Shad would be really lame if that was all we got. I wouldn't trade Kemp for Lee straight up unless Lee agreed to signing and extension before.
He is an article in the LA Times regarding Anderson that looks as if the writer is one of us…
I love when Weaver side arm like that not get the dp Ryal you owe us from last year for taking out Kuroda.
Wow thanks Ryal for chasing that.
A link on that article goes to another that talks about how some on here have talked about the McCourts using the Dodgers as their bank.
I read where the judge in the divorce proceedings felt the same way.
This article refers to it.
Very good read…
Ely has been very impressive so far. He's mowing them down.
Urgh no I want the dp hold your breath now Sherrill is in.
Go going WEAVER.
red pen at 9:54 post… He should be here…
Damn Johnson is terrible vs right hold you breath now.
Damn, Sherrill sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh oh game is going to be tied
Sherrill s*cks!!!! Way to go JoJo. That's why you're a clown.
George couldn't do it.
Com'On RAMON.
Of all pitcher to get the last out it have to be Ortiz.
Ned's a** clowns!!!
Put Sherrill on the phatom DL called the other part of Pierre traded back up and that Link.
Come on offense, offense.
I still believe Sherrill can do it. I think he needs to not be used in pressure situations right now. They still have the lead and seeing as Ortiz was just used maybe that will mean that he won't start on Friday night!!
I'd rather have Kuo in than Sherrill.
Ely has been very impressive so far. He's mowing them down.
You know the funny part his ERA won't go down or up it would be the same.
Just great, Garrett Sweeney to pinch hit (I should say strrike out)!
Kuo went last night Shad and they aren't using him back to back due to his glass arm.
OMG, a hit!!!!
I really thought Sherrill was turning the corner with all those scoreless inning but it seem he's getting worst now. Stop the pressie Anderson got a hit.
Sorry Collie, but when you are playing sub .500 ball and trying to climb back into the mix, every at bat and inning is pressure. Sherrill s*cks!!! It's not the time to have to baby these overpaid f*ckers!!!!!
lol 21,030 I think Vinny said that but to bad that game isn't in LA. lol let's go Dodgers chant wow.
Well seriously they need to if Sherrill going to keep this crap up.
Wow Martin nice.
Russ!!!! I'm liking his play, and hitting, this season!
Outstanding Marty!!!!
Dang Vinny I thought that was gone.
Ely has been very impressive so far. He's mowing them down.
They just show the dback Bullpen with an era of 7+, Pirates are 2nd and Cubs are 3rd so I don't felt back.
Can we always play against the DBacks bullpen? 🙂
Andre' more hitting……..LOL
Why does that old post of mine keep on posting every time I refresh?
Hey tru does it felt good to eat crow lol that was unpredictable. I was going to write let just guess what out Anderson going to make an out.
I had a feeling when Ortiz got out of it Anderson was going to get a hit.
LOL, Shad!
Sweet Russ!! Woo hoo!!! He actually has been doing pretty well lately.
I hear you Jhall. I just mean that we shouldn't quit on the guy. I mean he should just be used at this point with the bases empty or with large leads. He had been coming around in those spots, but the last couple of times out he hasn't cut it. He could be a player, that if he can turn it around to what he has been for most of his career would be a huge lift for the bully. We'll see.
Dre & the boys just keep hitting. If we just had an ace!
lol Kuo only thrown 12 pitches geez you tell me he couldn't get 1 out? Btw should had let Weaver finished it off.
Wow Vinny just bashing the dback relievers with those ugly ERA
They better go with Montearious.
So how is everyone tonight? I see Martin actually did a good thing with his wussybat.
Since Sherrill was arbitration eligible can we assume he may also have options left? Perhaps a couple week vacation to beautiful Albuquerque would be in order. If not, I'm sure he could stub his toe or something to have to go on the DL and get some rehab pitching in.
Above all though, it just goes to show that Bunnynutts can't even help out a fellow southpaw.
Did I say offense?
Nice to see a bullpen blow-up that isn't ours.
I guess he won't be upset I spell that name wrong Monasterios. Have to love to get 2 hits by the same person and funny Anderson get to bat twice in the sme inning. Any prediction on how he's going to make this out?
Maybe their pitching coach is Bunnynutts Jr, BPB1 🙂
Dang Anderson had to grounded out before I posted this. I don't think anyone could help Sherrill problem
Collie, I'm with you. This guy was supposed to have the right stuff. You are right, he needs to be brought in a couple of times when there's not much on the line. But, right now, there just aren't that many opportunities. We're in a freaking dogfight!!!!
Imagine Anderson got to bat twice tonight….In one inning too.
I like Anderson's veteran approach to making outs.
Nice a shut down inning.
Is the dback defense worst to lol?
That's a dogfight for last Wally!!
Really though I'm not thinking this team will do to much this year. If we had that ace that would be a different story. But we need not to get too high over beating the D-Backs. The Rockies was a nice series win but they are injured right now as well. If we can take a couple from the Fathers then I might get a little more excited.
Make sure you guys read those articles I put the links to up above. They are telling especially the one that the judge stated the McCourts were using the Dodgers to pay for their lifestyle.
Dback #1 in bullpen losses and bs.
Its pretty telling about what the McCourts are really about isn't it Collie?
I think we will make it interesting Collie!!! Got some gut checks coming but I was very impressed with the way they made adjustments against Haren tonight. He blew them away thru the first 3-4 innings and we adjusted and took him out. Very impressive in my opinion. And, I really like this Ely kid. Just think, we got him for Juan Pierre. Makes it even sweeter!!! LOL!!!!
Who said road Loney can't hit? I'm so glad I started Loney and he was slumping to. I hate benching Gonzalez.
The Dodger fans should file a class-action lawsuit against the McCourts for misappropriation of funds.
I have to dispute that Shad. I think Ned is #1 in BS.
They should give Broxton some work.
And, Franks is the #2 BSer!
Shirley Ned didn't come up with Ely for Pierre on his own?
LOL Beav!!! Ned is out of his league and he is just fortunate that he is employed by a clueless and dysfunctional ownership. Anywhere else, and he would have been toast!!!!!
Awesome pitching Ely……good hitting boys = A DODGER WIN!!!!
Nice win Gang!! Way to go Dodgers!! Catch you all later!!! Let's get the sweep tomorrow and get back to .500!!! Excelsior True Blue Believers!!!!!
That it is BPB1. When a judge is making those assessments it really makes you go "ouch". That article is brutal on them. I thought he was actually you or Bear!
Later my friend!!!
LOL!! Boy that judge must be brutal to rate those comparisons!!!
Well all the eyes are seeing the same thing!
Make sure this Monasterios dude stay up here all season long. He could be are new Wade but probably better.
I mean WE NEEDED THAT.
Ain't no puttin' a happy face on that one eh Collie?!!!
Unfortunately it isn't something that we didn't already know. It isn't like he bought the two Holmby Hills and two Malibu mansions off the L.A. Marathon proceeds.
What really chafes my willie though is the fact they didn't pay any income tax on $108 mil.
Does anyone out there think that this whole Yankee series thing has gotten a little more than ridiculous? While it doesn't impact my ability to go to games because I am a season ticket holder, it is completely insane that other fans can't get tickets to these games unless they also fork out money for some other games that they may or may not want to see. Since when did the Dodgers start marketing their competition as the reason to come to Dodger Stadium? That's a Clippers move for goodness sakes! These games would sell out regardless of who was "able" to buy the tickets, so why pull this stunt? I am personally very disappointed with this move.
We need to get Link back up here and get his ERA down so we can treally think the White Sox GM.
We need to get Link back up here and get his ERA down so we can really think the White Sox GM.
108 mill and no taxes… Then raise the prices for tix… & not getting an ace…
Let's go git um!!!!!!
Wow. This Ely kid is the real deal. I just have a hard time accepting the fact that it was Ned who got Ely and Link in exchange for Pierre.
oops think=thank didn't know I made a mistake.
Cy – let me sum up your queery in one word – MONEY. Sure the Yankee series would sell out anyway, but I'm sure the games that are part of the miniplan wouldn't even come close hence, let's make you pay 5X more just to see the game you want.
In the real world I'd call it extortion. In laymans terms I'd call it a shakedown. Whatever terminology you choose to assign it, its just another greedy way to separate you from your money. I'm not even sure its legal. At the very least its morally reprehensible.
It is however what we've come to expect from this ownership…
On a lighter note, Wussy, I mean Russy had him a nice game. And I have to agree with my esteemed collegue jhall in that the whole team made an adjustment the second time through against Haren. They've now beaten Jimenez and Haren within a few days, so that is encouraging.
Very nice game from Ely. Why he was sent down in the first place and Haeger kept is beyond me. Why we DL'd Haeger and not just release him is beyond me also.
I'll also be impressed if Loney can keep his game up all season. Maybe this will be his breakthrough year. I thought Dre pretty much reached his ceiling last year, but he's proving me wrong. Now if Kemp can get Ned out of his head (thank's Ned) and get clicking, even if the pitching doesn't come around the offense will be really fun to watch.
collie, read the article you posted last night about the McCourts. Made me want to puke. I've been doing my part, but it's really not a conscious decision…more a subconscious one. When I was a senior in high school I went to HALF the home games. After college my buddy owned a box three rows from the field and I'd buy about 20 games a year. Since the McCourts took over, my pal said "adios" as prices skyrocketed, the third row became buried behind "luxury" boxes, loud music replaced organ music, advertising polluted every corner of the stadium, and food prices………………….. Anyway, last season I went to the ITD tour game and that was it. As I say, it's not a conscious decision. It's just that Blue Heaven is more like a strip mall now.
SELL THE TEAM………pretty please…with sugar on it?
Kahlifornia- You speak truth. No need to add to statement.
On the flip of that owners of a baseball team treat it like a business, to make profit, that is not so incredible. How wealthy do people need to be, only Frank and Jaime can answer for themselves. I just disagree with the approach, put a quality product on the field, rather than the field be marketing for a product.
and if Ned is so dissatisfied with Matt, to think he would be brought in discussion for a trade, even for an Ace, then wait till that ace is gone and Matt is awarded MVP while on another team. Do NOT TRADE our maturing core.
I see we get our old friend Edwin tonight.
I was whining for a pitcher and maybe we have him in Ely. You can hope he'll be consistent enough to keep us in games. I think that is all you can realistically ask. Still need a #1.
Looks like the team is generally doing better and has decided to play some ball. We'll have better idea after the series this weekend.
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Some of the participating restaurants — Europea, Les 400 Coups and Toqué!, for instance — are already booked for the duration of the event, which begins Nov. 1 and runs through Nov. 11. (Technically speaking, then, Montreal's first restaurant week is 11 days long.) But spots at plenty of tables are still available.
For a list of restaurants and their often inventive Taste Mtl menus, go to www.tourisme-montreal.org/mtlatable. Establishments can be located easily by neighbourhood and cuisine as well as by name and, in most cases, reservations can be made online. (The majority of the restaurants will continue to make their regular menu available.)
An event such as Taste Mtl can be viewed as "a good opportunity for restaurants to build up a new clientele," Lapointe said.
It's also a convenient time for restaurateurs to offer menus at lower prices than they otherwise would. "The beginning of November is usually a quiet period," he said.
And Montrealers are nothing if not passionate about food. In a 25-page special section about the city's food scene in the June/July edition of National Geographic Traveler, Montreal writer Taras Grescoe wrote about everything from smoked meat to Toqué!, maple syrup to bagels, Les Touilleurs to Joe Beef, poutine to Olive + Gourmando. (An accompanying app for the magazine's feature, also called A Taste of Montreal, can be downloaded for free at the App Store.)
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Taste Mtl has "very strong co-operation from the SAQ," Lapointe said. The event will feature four wine-tasting events organized by the government-run liquor board. In addition, a series of activities to showcase food and dining will take place. Guided culinary tours are planned in several Montreal neighbourhoods, as 5-à-7 gatherings, including tapas. The cost is $35 per person, and reservations can be made through the Tourism Montreal website.
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For now, Taste Mtl is likely to draw more locals than tourists, since November is not a great month for tourism. But there has been a "quite important" surge in visits to the website from such places as California, New York City and Boston, Lapointe said — particularly since the travel guide Lonely Planet this month named Montreal as one of its top 10 cities to visit in 2013.
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The city-wide Brahms Festival continues this week with a wide variety of music. (The easiest way to keep track of the Brahms Festival is through its special web site: www.BrahmsSA.com.)
We live in an era where most concerts are dominated by big symphonies and concertos. But Brahms wrote most of his music in smaller formats. In the next few days you can enjoy two great sextets for strings, solo piano music and choral music. Here is what is coming next:
Camerata San Antonio in collaboration with the San Antonio Symphony
Thursday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Jun Yi Ma, violin | Bonnie Terry, violin | Allyson Dawkins, viola
Emily Freudigman, viola | Ken Freudigman, cello | David Mollenauer, cello
San Antonio International Piano Competition
Andrea Lam, piano
Saturday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Ruth Taylor Recital Hall at Trinity University
Program will include Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
Andrea Lam, piano
San Antonio Choral Society: The Choral Works of Brahms
Sunday, February 3 at 4 p.m.
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church
Geistliches Lied, Op. 30
Sanctus from Missa Canonica, WoO 18
Ave Maria, Op. 12
Der Fiedler, WoO 33
Liebeslieder, Op. 52
Bartók: Four Slovak Folk Songs, Op. 78
Britten: The Sally Gardens
Schubert: Ständchen, Op. 135
R. Schumann: An die nachtigall, Op. 103
Barber: Sure on This Shining Night, Op. 13
Jennifer L. Seighman, conductor | Dr. N. Seth Nelson, accompanist
Musical Bridges Around the World
Sunday, February 3 at 6:30 p.m.
San Fernando Cathedral
Sonata in E-flat major for Violin and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2
Two Songs for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
Sonata No. 1 in G major for Violin and Piano Op. 78, No. 1
Dr. Anya Grokhovski, artistic director | Carolyn Sproule, mezzo soprano
Emanuel Borok, violin | Mark Cheikhet, viola | Elena Portnaya, piano
Fingers and Cords
Monday, February 4 at 6 p.m.
San Antonio Museum of Art
Haydn: Variations on a theme, Op. 56b
Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
No. 4 in F minor
No. 7 in A major
No. 5 in F-sharp minor
Drei Motetten, Op. 110
I. Ich Aber Bin Elend
II. Ach, arme Welt, du trügest mich
Spätherbst, Op. 92, No.2
Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op. 31, No. 3
Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (arr. two pianos) Movement V. lhr habt nun Traurigkeit
Trinity University Choir, Dr. Gary Seighman, director
Stephen Buck, piano | Shirley Yoo, piano
Call: 210-978-8121
The Brahms Festival is sponsored by The Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts.
Follow the Symphony on Facebook and Twitter.
The logo drawing of Brahms was created by Judy Geist. All rights reserved.


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From: Ames Research Center
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
NASA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the SOFIA Science Center, and the German SOFIA Institute (DSI) have announced the selection of 51 investigations to study the universe using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). SOFIA, a joint program between NASA and the DLR, is set to begin its second full cycle of science flights from February through December 2014.
The SOFIA observatory is a substantially modified 747SP aircraft that carries a telescope with an effective diameter of 100 inches (2.5 meters) to altitudes above 39,000 feet (12 km), beyond the obscuring layer of water vapor in Earth's atmosphere.
"More than 1,000 hours of observing time were requested, three times the amount available, evidence of SOFIA's desirability to astronomers," said SOFIA Science Missions Operations Director Erick Young in announcing the awards of observing time. "The approved projects make good use of the observatory's capabilities to study objects ranging from Earth's solar system neighbors to galaxies hundreds of millions of light years away."
As of Nov. 5, the SOFIA has conducted 23 of 30 planned Cycle 1 science flights, including nine flights during a Southern Hemisphere deployment to New Zealand from its base at NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.
The newly announced observing period, known as Cycle 2, contains 47 science flights grouped into multi-week observing campaigns spread through an 11-month span. The Cycle 2 science flights include approximately 350 research flight hours, about 200 hours of which have been awarded to guest investigators whose proposals to do research using SOFIA were evaluated by either a U.S. or a German-chartered peer review panel.
In addition to the science flights planned for Cycle 2, the SOFIA program will undertake commissioning observations needed to make two more of the observatory's seven first-generation scientific instruments ready for use by guest investigators. Those instruments, the EXES (Echelon-Cross-Echelle Spectrograph), a high-resolution mid-infrared spectrograph, and the FIFI LS (Field Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer), will be available to researchers on a limited basis.
"In the past year, SOFIA has become a first-class asset to the world scientific community," said Pam Marcum, NASA SOFIA Project Scientist. "This SOFIA Cycle 2 announcement marks an important step in our progress toward routine operations. Infrared studies from these observations will enhance our knowledge of the life cycles of stars, how planets form, the chemistry of the interstellar medium, and much more."
SOFIA is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The aircraft is based at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif. NASA Dryden Flight Research Center manages the program. NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., manages the SOFIA science and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) headquartered in Columbia, Md., and the German SOFIA Institute (DSI) at the University of Stuttgart.
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I have never looked at the Pirate Bay site, but I am aware of what it offers. It doesn't host material, but allows its users to download from each other. By blocking access to the Bay, the judge blocks another one of billions of ways to exchange data. Many others exist and it is very easy to set up new ones, so trying to deal with them one by one seems rather pointless. Pirate Bay's users will simply use alternatives. If they were to block all current file sharing sites, others would spring up to replace them, and if need be, with technological variations that set them outside of any new legislation. At best judges could play a poor catch-up game in an eternal war between global creativity and the law. Because that is what this is.
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Something Pfishy at Sony?
Being the professionally paranoid individual anyone has to be if they started programming computers in the early 1960?s and is still in the field, not to mention having been a high-tech reporter since before IBM shipped the first IBM-PC, I have been watching the Sony DRM saga unfold with great interest. After the second major security threat in Sony BMG music CDs appears in a very short period and just before the holiday season, I've begun to have some very nasty thoughts.

You'd have to be pretty incompetent if you were Sony and put these untested chunks of code in your expensive CDs, but you'd have to be a fool to sell Sony this malware and expect to stay in business for long, yet two companies appear to have done so.

Isn't it interesting that the rootkit malware and now the SunnComm MediaMax threat both appear just about the time people are thinking what a nice present it might make to cut a few mix CDs for friends and family?

The new MediaMax threat is particularly worrying because it will be installed on ANY PC which plays the ?infected? CDs, EVEN if you decline to accept the EULA which is presented.

Now it would be a nice question trying to determine just how much North American business Sony BMG might loose in the short term from people hesitating to buy new CDs under that imprint, and then compare that potential loss to the potential savings from scaring the holy heck out of anyone who might consider loading any Sony music CD into their PC even to make a legitimate backup exclusively for their own use, let alone blocking any thoughts of making up a few gift mixes for the holidays.

Is it just me, or could this make economic sense? (I say North American because the software in the MediaMax case appears to be only in CDs sold to the U.S. and Canada.)

For further details about these two digital rights foul ups you can look to this week?s issue of my TechRepublic Locksmith Column which will run soon.

BTW, the original patch for this second DRM junk had a flaw. Somehow that sounds familiar too and all in all I ain't about to insert ANY music CD in my PCs for a while.

Something Pfishy at Sony?

You said "The new MediaMax threat is particularly worrying because it will be installed on ANY PC which plays the 'infected' CDs, EVEN if you decline to accept the EULA which is presented." That's not entirely true: this only applies to Window PCs. There's always a way around this crap.

It's possible that a CD with one of these "DRM" rootkits might prevent a non-Windows PC from reading the CD, but if that's the case all you've done is saved yourself from getting a rootkit on your PC. That seems like a perfect opportunity to return it for a refund.

This move of Sony's only makes economic sense if you let it. Get your money back where you can, and stop buying anything of theirs until they get the message that screwing with your computer is not allowable.

Something Pfishy at Sony?

While Apotheon?s comment is undeniably true, it is also 95% irrelevant.

Most of these music CDs are not bought by computer security
experts, they are bought by average individuals ? mostly kids, in fact, who
love to rip their own mix CDs so any arguments about not playing into Sony?s
possible plot have nothing to do with reality.

for non-Windows, come on now ? That is obviously completely off
base. 95%+ of the home PCs in the world are
Windows-based, political correctness never stopped a tornado and saying
non-Windows PCs are the solution to a massive consumer problem simply
isn?t the
mark of someone living in the real world. Linux has a place in
business, a very important place, but not in the average home. As for
Apple, I don't like single sourcing hardware for business, never have,
never will, and I used to work for Wang (my attitude didn't make me
terribly popular there, but it did make me correct and kept me employed
when everyone else there was looking for work).

Something Pfishy at Sony?
It seems to me that what you suggest, that Sony wanted to scare customers out of playing their (is that Sony or the customer) CD on a computer, is just a by-product of the whole fiasco. Some smart Sony employee may have suggested how, "hey, this could work to our advantage!". There are people in Sony's PR department who are paid good money to think about things like that. If they planned to scare people to begin with then Sony's legal department were left out of the loop because they would probably have had a few strong words about it.

For me, either way, I have lost respect for Sony as a company. They have no business "scaring me" and they have no business assuming I won't make use of *my* CD in a responsible way. If they think I am a criminal then they should charge me with a crime, not **** me around because the music I'm interested in happens to be on the Sony/BMG Label.

Tax money to buy digital TV converters

Although the Federal government seems completely helpless
when it comes to providing radios to first responders so police, emergency
management, fire, and EMS workers can actually communicate during a disaster,
at least they have been able to completely foul up the entire digital TV market
in the U.S.

 Since old TVs won?t work when all stations change over to
digital TV, the same people who weren?t able to get water to the New Orleans
Super Dome to save some lives, have decided to take tax money and use a billion
or so to help people buy converter boxes.

 As a final irony, can you believe this boondoggle is part of
a bill euphemistically described as an effort to cut spending!

 But, believe it or not, the $1.5B which is being spent is
actually only half the $3 billion which the Senate wanted ? apparently some of
the Senators may own professional football teams and need to ensure viewers.

 There is a good story in AustralianIT.news.com

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17619408%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
this is a major worry for your household.
Limit sales of violent video games
Saying, ?these video games are stealing the innocence of our
children,? Senator and former first lady Clinton yesterday submitted a bill to make it a
federal misdemeanor to sell adult-rated video games to anyone under the age of
17. (In the U.S.of course.)

 What?s
your opinion? As a journalist of 30+ years I am pretty strong on freedom of
speech but I am also against child abuse and I feel that selling violent video
games to kids should be criminalized.

Limit sales of violent video games
I absolutely love the visual quality and beauty of many "video" games that I see currently. But I myself do not play video games, I am just a part-time artist that loves where the industry has been able to go with the imagery of gaming. However, visual art whether it is a film, a painting, or a video game, very often takes a back seat to the message being given. In many cases the message of video games is not a positive one. The message is usually violent, cruel, horrific, disgusting, etc. No child should be exposed to that in whatever medium it is communicated.

I often see the mistake, in my opinion, of people who believe that Freedom of Speech absolves them of responsibility. If someone walks into a grade school and starts showing pictures of dead bodies and violence to underage children, is that a crime? I think it should be. They have the right to do the "freedom of speech" but they also have the responsibility to deal with all of the angry parents, teachers, police, etc. that I'm sure would take offense.
Limit sales of violent video games
Freedom of speech doesn't absolve anyone of anything under the
constitution - I think that is the REAL problem, thinking that it does
(not the respondant to my posting, WearsManyHats, but the people who, I completely
agree, DO seem to think it it leaves them unaccountable.) That is why
reporters go to jail to protect sources rather than fleeing the country
- they recognize that freedom requires taking personal responsibility.

FoS is actually Freedom of the Press, not just license for anyone to
say anything they want - this has been distorted too much in recent
years.

I do think that taking too much freedom at the expense of
responsibility, especially just to make money, is irresponsible - the
problem is just WHO draws the line - it is usually government and the
big concern faced by reporters and the ACLU is really whether the
govt. is limiting speech because it is bad, or because it criticizes
the government.

That is what really frightens a lot of people about what the administration with wiretaps sans warrants.

But, it is an established point of law that

"The Constitution is not a suicide pack"

The problem comes in reconciling that with FoS.

However, I just don't see how this can be legitimately applied to
marketing violent video games to children - that strikes me as a
question of public health, albeit mental health in this case.

When weighing FoS questions, I, as a reporter and member of The
National Press Club of many year's standing, like to pose the question:

What is the harm if I (or society) am wrong in limiting this?

In cases of religion, government ethics, corruption, etc, the harm of
preventing opposing or even outrageous ideas from being explored
publically, can be enormous - as big as risking freedom and democarcy.

But the harm, if any, of not letting children be immunized to participating in virtual killings??

The good posed by enforcing a ban which is already agreed upon, verses some imiganary harm, is simply not worthy of debate.

Game makers try to make this an FoS argument at the expense of society.

If we can't enforce the prohibition aginst kids buying and using these
games, I, for one, would gladly give up my persona lright and freedom
play Doom in the interest of living in a less violent society - even,
and I want to emphasize this, if it is only a slight chance that the
society would benefit.

Limit sales of violent video games
An excellent point that many people miss.

Yes, you have freedom of speech to pretty much say what you want.

The part that people forget is there can be negative impacts from saying whatever you want.

I have a right to say something racist, and then everyone around me has the right to treat me like an idiot for being so.

Journalist have a right to freedom of the press, and I have a right to
not buy their publication if I think they are out of line.

The best interests of our children and our socety should be our first
concern. People care about the enviroinment being poluted, why
not our minds?

Responsiblity. What a concept. (it will never catch on)

Limit sales of violent video games

All too simplistic?

I started gaming back in the 80s on the Commodore 64. Before that I toyed with Atari. I'm now in my early thirties and still love gaming as much as I did then. I have no criminal record. I got my first speeding fine last year (15 km/h above). I've been in one fight all my life - and both of us got some. I've pretty much played everything PC related out there and still participate in LAN events. As an experienced gamer I have started taking exception with titles such as Doom 3 and Quake 4. I wiped both half-way through. Why? Because they are an insult to anyone with 2 brain-cells. They contain no story-line and their only selling-point is the graphics. Gameplay is utterly predictable. Yet, there are recent titles like the Knights of the Old Republic series (or earlier Deus Ex) - brilliant. A believable uninverse. Are they any less violent that Doom or Quake - no. The point here is that for some the gaming industry has stood still. Games are becoming increasingly like interactive movies, and movies have plots. The good gaming houses have realized this.

This brings me to my point - at which age should a kid be exposed to violence? None during the childhood years and then straight to George Bush's army? I am of the oppinion that children should be exposed to violence in a constructive way. Have them kick the daylight out of each other in a martial arts class. Once you've gotten kicked in the ribs you know it hurts like **** and will think twice about doing to someone else just on the off chance that he/she may do it back to you. Simply put, sanitize your childrens' world from violence and you raise adults with no experience of it, no respect for its extremes, totally self-centred because they believe what they dish out never comes back, or totally pathetic ending up being bullied anyhow. Violence is part of human nature. Deny that at your own risk. Prohibition has never worked and it never will. Rather, take an interest in what your kids are doing. Play the games with them. Then at least you'll know what they are being exposed to. And there may be the off chance that it keeps you young and thinking.